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silk sample scroll
late 19th Century
A narrow silk on paper scroll or banner, with blank panels to attach and display silk fragments. When rolled the outer part of the scroll is shown as a brightly coloured silk brocade with flower moti...
panel for woman's informal skirt
late 19th century
This is a fragment of a skirt, and is constructed from five pieces of silk brocade, each of which has a red ground and polychrome weft pattern. The seams between the panels are trimmed with narrow ri...
sitting mat panel
late 19th century
This mat panel is made of monochrome velvet in a dark olive green with symmetrical patterning. The central motif is a large lotus with curved leaves and stems. At each corner there is a ruyi shaped ...